by Sarah | May 14, 2013 | Books, Holiday, Hump Day Hook, Writing
Another Hump Day Hook!
Today I’m posting a little bit from my holiday story. Santa, Maybe was written for a submission call, but I ended up falling in love with Alan and Ivy. I even fell in love with the town they were to the point that I’ve decided to turn it into a series, with about 5 more planned at this point, all set around a holiday in this little town.
After many years without seeing each other, Alan and Ivy are going on a date:
One eyebrow quirked and she teased him with another smile. “It’s nothing you haven’t seen before.”
“Those are new.” He purposely looked back at her chest. “Motherhood did you good in many ways, Ivy.”
“Pig.”
“Oink.”
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by Sarah | May 7, 2013 | Books, Hump Day Hook, Masked Hearts, Writing
Another Hump Day Hook!
I’m going back to Masked Hearts today.
Minnie and Roy are talking about her tribe, and he has some very particular questions for her:
“That fur trapper.” He had to force the words out. The cracking in his voice so unusual it drew Minnie’s intense gaze back to him. “Did he and the woman have a child? A son?”
Her brows drew together, a frown creasing her lips down. “Yes.”
“Was he taken away?”
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by Sarah | Apr 30, 2013 | Books, Changing Tracks, Hump Day Hook, Writing
GIVEAWAY CLOSED – WINNER SELECTED.
Another Hump Day Hook! This week ALL participants are having a giveaway of some kind! So head on over to the Hump Day Hook site when you’re done here and follow the links for many more giveaways!!
Since just last week I gave away a copy of Masked Hearts. I thought this week I’d return to an old favorite and give away a copy of [amazon_link id=”B00BEMN5SC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Changing Tracks (Dominion Falls Series Book 1)[/amazon_link].
And to ease the sting of 2 paragraphs over 1…I’m going to giveaway a copy to one lucky commenter!!
Jane has just awoken from a restless night of sleep. One with a particularly vivid dream:
When his lips touched hers, the aching need took over. She opened up to him in desperation. Her tongue responded to his, searching the familiar depths of his mouth. When he’d pulled back, still convinced it was a dream, she’d breathed out the words she’d never dare say aloud.
“I love you.”
And as in every other dream he’d been gone. She reached for him again, but in the whisper of a breeze from her window he was gone.
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Blurb:
There’s nothing simple about forgetting your past.
Cole Mitchell runs the busiest saloon and brothel in Dominion Falls. He keeps his women at a distance, unwilling to relive a past he worked hard to forget.
Until the night Jane Doe falls into his saloon bleeding and near death. She wakes with no memory, only the firm belief someone tried to kill her. In the strange world of amnesia she manages to find solace in Cole’s arms and he finds home in hers.
While they work together to solve the mystery of her appearance, their pasts – her lack of, and his buried – build a barrier between them.
To make matters worse, Jane’s past isn’t willing to let her go. A stranger proves he’ll kill to keep his secrets safe. With those she loves in danger, Jane’s errant memory is all that stands between them and death. Cole can only do so much to protect her, will it be enough?
Buy Links:
Secret Cravings Website – http://bit.ly/14XQPTl
Amazon – http://amzn.to/11DDgcG
Barnes & Noble – http://bit.ly/XcTs0R
All Romance Ebooks – http://bit.ly/WJxSiA
Bookstrand – http://bit.ly/12dl2PB
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by Sarah | Apr 23, 2013 | Books, Hump Day Hook, Masked Hearts, Publishing Credits, Secret Cravings Publishing, Writing
GIVEAWAY CLOSED – WINNER is MANDY EARLES
Another Hump Day Hook!
It released on Monday, so I’m doing another week of Masked Hearts for you. Minnie and Roy are sweet, and that makes it tougher to find paragraphs that are as snappy as Jane and Cole’s sometimes. They aren’t as much with the biting dialogue, but still, I adore them. So let’s see if I can’t entice you with a sweet snippet. I beg your indulgence as it’s really 2 paragraphs instead of my customary one…but it is release week.
And to ease the sting of 2 paragraphs over 1…I’m going to giveaway a PDF copy to one lucky commenter!!
Hope you enjoy:
“I think you just pestered me too long. I grew weary of yelling all the time. All the other white men gave up much sooner.” This time he caught her whisper of a smile. “Even a strong woman grows weary of a man’s begging.”
“Begging?” He snatched her hands the moment she started to move again. The laughter of her reply bolstered his own. “All right, fair enough. I begged. Now that you have talked to me do you still think of me as an annoyance?”
“Only a little.”
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Blurb:
Minnie Woodward lives a lie. After barely surviving the Bear River Massacre she’s lived in the white world of her guardian Mister Rawlins, her life debt keeping her tied there. The last thing she needs is Roy’s attempts to gain her favor. Her fate’s sealed. She’s never believed in hope, and not even Roy can make her start.
Roy Ornum saves Minnie every night in the traveling Wild West show. The job he took to break his gambling habit brought him a new addiction – her. He knows she doesn’t want to be rescued, but maybe he does. She’s the key to a past he lost, one he wants to find again.
As the two grow closer old wounds are reopened and their burgeoning trust is shattered. When lives hang in the balance of their choices they’ll need to work together. Otherwise everything will be lost before hope can be found.
Buy Links:
Sweet Cravings Website
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by Sarah | Apr 16, 2013 | Books, Hump Day Hook, Masked Hearts, Writing
Another Hump Day Hook!
And this week it’s time for more Masked Hearts. Release day is just a few days away, so I thought I’d finally give you another taste of Roy and Minnie.
Hope you enjoy:
“Why don’t you fight?”
“For what?” Minnie dropped the bucket and held out her arms. “I have nothing, Roy. I am not you, I can’t look like them. There will never be freedom for ones like me. What is there to fight for?”
“Me.”
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by Sarah | Apr 9, 2013 | Books, Holiday, Hump Day Hook, Writing
Another Hump Day Hook!
And this week it’s time for something new and completely different!
One of the WIP’s I’ve been working on in the background is a story for a holiday submission call. It’s tentatively called Santa, Maybe although I’ve also had the quirky suggestion of Holiday Peace (which both fits the story and matches the fact that I keep calling it my “holiday piece”. :D). I wish I could settle on a name, but it’s just not happening.
If this book is contracted and published, all proceeds will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. 🙂
Anyhow, here’s one paragraph from this WIP…just one…don’t hate me:
“No. No more wishes.” She had to get a grip on herself or she’d fall back into the trap. Sniffling against the tears, she pulled back and swiped at them. Her fingers pressed to the bridge of her nose to try to settle them down. “This has to be the last time we walk away from each other. There’s nothing else left to wish for.”
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Another Hump Day Hook!
